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Inside Reverend Billy's Refrigerator

2009_01_billy_rev.jpg What kinds of food does the man who buys nothing keep inside his refrigerator? More than you’d expect, apparently. An article in the new issue of Edible Brooklyn takes a close look at the good Reverend Billy’s kitchen, and finds out that the man stocks his shelves for the most part with freebies and trades: "The trash-can came out of the trash," he says, and the drinking glasses are the repurposed glass exteriors of old prayer candles. The performance artist and figurehead of the Church of Stop Shopping has been arrested more than 50 times; the article accordingly depicts a man who likes to ease his crusade-heavy lifestyle with a nip of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar in the morning. From a photo, it even seems that the Reverend might cure his own olives. The winter Edible Brooklyn is not yet online, but the hard copy can be found throughout the borough. For free.

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  • missee

    Hate the game, not the player. While I agree that it's inane to write about what's in ANYONE's refrigerator, I wish readers wouldn't take this as an opportunity to bash Reverend Billy or his message. He preaches against rampant greed, and THAT is what created this crisis. He's been saying for years what the media has only begun to pick up on.



    Amen Hallelujah! Praise the Rev!

  • NannyState

    Dirty little anti-shopping evangelist. I thought the streets had been cleared of his ilk during Giuliani's era. Obviously our Mayor and police have been asleep at the switch.

  • Qraymond

    Quit hating on the Rev. It's impious.



    Also, blaming our economic woes on people avoiding chain stores is illogical. You know full well that consumers did not create this economic crisis.

  • thefacts

    Matty above has a point. Can Gothamist do a story on what is inside Matty's refrigerator. It is just as germane and probably more interesting than the other character.



    Slow news day?

  • matty

    Didn't this guy get what he wanted? The whole country is broke. None of us can shop and he made his point.



    Can he please stfu and go away now?

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